TY  - BOOK
AU  - Flynn,Colin J.
TI  - Adult Minority Language Learning: Motivation, Identity and Target Variety 
T2  - Second Language Acquisition
SN  - 9781788927031
U1  - 491.6/280071 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : 
PB  - Multilingual Matters, 
KW  - Adult students
KW  - Ireland
KW  - Irish language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Linguistic minorities
KW  - Second language acquisition
KW  - EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Irish
KW  - adult language learning
KW  - adult learners
KW  - gaeltacht
KW  - minority language
KW  - non-traditional varieties
KW  - target language varieties
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; 1. The Irish Language and Adult Learners of Irish --; 2. The Native Speaker and Target Models in Second Language Acquisition --; 3. Attitude, Motivation and Identity in Second Language Learning --; 4. Research Methodology --; 5. Stage I: Irish Language Questionnaire for Adult Learners --; 6. Stage II: Speaker Evaluation Exercise --; 7. Stage II: Speaker Evaluation Exercise --; 8. Discussion and Conclusions --; References --; Appendices --; Author Index --; Subject Index; restricted access
N2  - This book examines the role of attitude, motivation and identity in the process of learning a minority language. It presents mixed-method empirical research which investigates how attitude, motivation and identity in adult learners of a minority language are related to their awareness of, and commitment to, different dialects and varieties of the language as learning targets. Specifically, it is concerned with the attitudes of adult learners of Irish towards acquiring various traditional (Gaeltacht) and non-traditional (second language) varieties of the language. It explores the relationships that exist between these attitudes towards varieties and learners’ motivation and self-concept as second language speakers
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788927048
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781788927048
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781788927048/original
ER  -